Noting that social, economic and environmental issues constituted the three pillars of rural development, he pointed out that while a good deal of time had been devoted to social and environmental issues, economic issues had not received the attention they deserved. That was particularly true with regard to infrastructure development and the creation of jobs and income-generating activities.
Señalando que un desarrollo rural integrado depende de tres categorías de factores -sociales, económicos y medioambientales- la delegación de Indonesia destaca que, si bien se da gran importancia a las cuestiones sociales y medioambientales, no se ha prestado la atención que merecen a los asuntos económicos y, en particular, al establecimiento de infraestructuras y a la creación de empleo y de actividades generadoras de ingresos.